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   Emp·ti·ness

   /ˈem(p)tēnəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state of containing nothing: "the vast emptiness of space" Similar vacantnessbarenessblanknessclearnessbarrennessdesolationlack of contentslack of adornmentrare:voidnessmeaninglessnesshollownessidlenessineffectivenessineffectualityuselessnessfutilityworthlessnessfruitlessnessinsubstantialityfutilitypurposelessnesspointlessnessaimlessnessmeaninglessnessworthlessnessvaluelessnesshollownessbarrennesssenselessnessbanalitytrivialityinsignificanceunimportancearchaic:bootlessnessvoidvacuumvacuityempty spaceblank spacegapvacancyhiatusholehollowcavitychasmabyssgulfblanknessexpressionlessnessvacancyvacantnessvacuousnessglazefixednesswoodennessstoninessimpassivityemotionlessnessunresponsivenessinscrutabilitylack of lifelack of animationOpposite crowdednessfullnessmeaningfulnessworthexpressiveness
   • 2. the quality of lacking meaning or sincerity; meaninglessness: "he realizes the emptiness of his statement"
   • 3. the quality of having no value or purpose; futility: "feelings of emptiness and loneliness"

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